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The stars of American Hustle, Dallas Buyers Club, Modern Family and Breaking Bad were the big winners at the 20th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles on Saturday night.

The American Hustle ensemble was named Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture, while Dallas Buyers Club co-stars Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto added to their Golden Globe and Critics Choice Awards wins by scooping the Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role and Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role honours, and Lupita Nyong'o (12 Years a Slave) and Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine) claimed the actress awards.

All four stars picked up Oscar nominations on Thursday and are considered favourites for the Academy Awards in March.

Breaking Bad and Modern Family dominated the top TV awards at the SAGs - the casts picked up the Best Ensemble honours for TV drama and comedy, respectively, and stars Bryan Cranston and Ty Burrell were named Best Actors for their roles as drug kingpin Walter White and hapless TV dad Phil Dunphy.

Dame Maggie Smith won the Best Actress honour for her role as Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham in Downton Abbey, and another Dame, Helen Mirren, picked up her fifth SAG Award as she was named Outstanding Actress in a Movie or Miniseries for her portrayal of music mogul Phil Spector's legal sidekick Linda Kenney Baden in Phil Spector. Michael Douglas claimed the male equivalent for another real-life portrayal in a biopic - his turn as Liberace in Behind the Candelabra won him the trophy.

He acknowledged his father Kirk Douglas in his acceptance speech, stating, "I've got a 97-year-old member of SAG back at home who I know is particularly proud of me getting this award. I want to thank all of you here tonight for helping me get out of his shadow for a little bit."

The full list of winners is:

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role - Matthew McConaughey (Dallas Buyers Club)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role - Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role - Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role - Lupita Nyong'o (12 Years a Slave)

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture - American Hustle

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries - Michael Douglas (Behind the Candelabra)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries - Helen Mirren (Phil Spector)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series - Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series - Maggie Smith (Downton Abbey)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series - Ty Burrell (Modern Family)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series - Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Veep)

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series - Breaking Bad

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series - Modern Family